– Claire Insley Holmes
now that it’s summer time we’ve been anchoring a lot lately. go for a quick sail, come in and relax on the hook. the new stove is awesome, the other day we made breakfast out there bobbing around. here’s some pictures of our past adventures. we’re on 240ft. of tri-braid line and 30ft. of 3/8″ […]
7/2 so i bought this 10′ port-a-bote in january off craigslist from the same guy i bought the beast AGM batteries. check out their website to learn more about this incredible dinghy (yes it folds up! and please watch the videos). i hadn’t registered the dinghy because the guy i bought it from never did […]
7/2 i’ve been meaning to do this sense i first got the boat. starboard side had a rusty, but good quality life line. port side had a rope. pretty sketchy set up, but not that big of a deal for harbor sailing. well we’ve been lagging on big projects so i thought i should stay […]
i picked up a gimbaled stove off craigslist for $100. as a chef i want a proper kitchen in my galley. this project took about 2 weeks working on and off. having to search for parts, order parts, return things, company staying with us…it took a while but we’re very happy now. here’s our old […]
well my mother and my cousin taylor came and stayed on the boat with claire and i a couple weeks ago. we did a lot of cleaning/organizing before, during, and after their stay! a few days before they came i totally emptied both the quarter berths. scrubbed them out completely. my mom slept on the […]
so we have 2 compasses in our cockpit. port and starboard. i believe this boat used to be a racer because of certain things like this that i’ve noticed. well both of the old compasses are shot. the starboard one was completely ruined as you can see below. the port side isn’t as badly sun […]
claire and i try to sail at least once a week. we both have mondays and tuesdays off together which is nice. most people are busy starting their work week so the harbor is less crowded and we can sail free. here’s just a few recent pictures of our past few sails together. don’t forget […]
thirsty thursday sailing races happen every week in our harbor. a couple weeks ago i got a call after work from my fellow sailing friend, brian. he invited me to join his old crew for a leisurely race. winners get free drinks at the yacht club bar after the race. well of course we won! […]
so i’ve got my danforth stern anchor mounted on the rail. i like it but i’m thinking it’s a temporary spot, depending on where i put the propane tank and the solar panels. i’m on the hunt for a bow roller for my 33lb. lewmar bruce claw. they’re about $2-350 brand new, which i might […]
5/7/12 we did this project same day as the bow rails. it was a very clear and hot monday with no wind for sailing so we decided to get busy with projects. these are the two pieces of wood holding the electrical circuit panel to the wall on the inside of the cabin. the one […]
